Water-closet.



PATENTED JAN. 27, 1903.

BECKER. WATER CLOSET.

'APPLIOATION FILED PEB..1, 1902.

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GEORGE W. BECKER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

WATER CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,971, dated January27, 1903.

Application filed February 1,1902. Serial No. 92,127. (No model.)

To (0% whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. Bnoxna, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ganton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Water-Closets; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thedifferent parts in proper position. Fig. 2 is a side elevation showingthe different parts in normal position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged View ofthe slide-bar, showing a transverse section of one of the arms of theyoke and illustrating the engaging dog in position and itsreleasing-lever in proper position to engage the under side of onemember of the yoke and illustrating the engaging dog and lever in dottedlines and in position to release flushtank-valve-operating rod. Fig. 4.-is a similar view showing the releasing-dog-lever-opcrating pin removed.Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of one of the yoke members and theflushing-tank-operating bar and the engagin g dog and thereleasing-lever, showing said part-s properly connected to the fixedplate.

The present invention has relation to wafer-closets; and it consists inthe different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the flushing-tank,which maybe of any desired construction and is provided with the usualflushing-pipe 2, which is extended downward and connected to the bowl 3in the usual manner. These parts just abovem entioned form no particularpart of the present invention, except that they are necessary parts andare of course used in conjunction with my improved attachments.

To the sides of the bowl 3 are located the fixed posts 4, said postsbeing properly secured in any convenient and well-known manner to thefloor. To the posts 4: are adj ustably atiached the uprights 5, saiduprights being held in fixed adjustment with reference to the posts l bymeans of the set-screws 6 or their equivalents.

The object and purpose of ad justably conmeeting the posts 4 and theuprights 5 together is to provide a means for adjusting the space ordistance between the floor and the pivotal point 7 of the yoke S.

The yoke 8 extends forward around the front or forward side of the bowl3 and under the seat 9, and when the yoke 8 and the seat 9 are broughtinto their normal position they are located substantially as shown inFig. 2-that is to say, the front or forward portion of the yoke 8 isslightly elevated above the top of the bowl 3 and the seat 9 broughtinto an inclined position. To the rear ends of the yoke S are connectedthe weight-rods 10, to the bottom or lower ends of which are secured theweights 11, said weights consisting of suitable receptacles filled withany suitable heavy material,which may be added to or taken from for thepurpose of properly balancing the different parts designed to beoperated by means of the weights 11.

At the rear edge of the seat 9 is located a fixed plate or bar 12, towhich fixed plate or bar the seat 9 is hinged in any convenient andwell-known manner. To the plate or bar 12 is secured thedownward-extending plate 13, which downward-extending plate is providedat its top or upper end with the flange or plate 14, which flange orplate is provided with the fixed post 15, and the bottom or lower end ofthe downward-extending plate 13 provided with the lateral slotted flange16. To the flange 14E and the lateral slotted flange 16 is slidablyconnected the slotted bar 17, to which is pivotally attached the dog 18,which dog is provided with the recess 19, which recess is for thepurpose of engaging the downwardextending arm 20 of the releasing-lever21, said releasing-lever being pivotally attached to the slotted bar 17.

For the purpose of automatically throwing the dog 18 under one of themembers of the yoke 8 the spring 22 is provided,which spring isconnected to the inner edge of the sliding slotted bar 17 which springcomes in contact with the pin 23 when the dog is moved inward and frombelow the yoke 8. For the purpose is moved downward or toward the floorthe forward end of the yoke 8 will be lowered and the rear end elevated,and when said rear end is brought into proper elevation the dog 18 willbe automatically thrown under the yoke 8, as illustrated in Fig. 1, andwhen the foot or pressure is removed from the treadle 26 the weights 11will pull the rear end of the yoke 8 downward, carrying with it thesliding bar 17 until the dog-releasing lever 21 engages the pin 28, atwhich time the releasinglever 21 is moved upward as the sliding bar 17goes down, which in turn causes the downward-extending arm to carry thedog 18 into position illustrated in the dotted lines, Fig. 3, whichbrings said dog from under the yoke 8 and trees the sliding bar 17, atwhich time the sliding bar 17 is pulled upward by the weight 29, saidweight being fixed to the valve-operatic g lever 30.

' It will be understood that when the valveoperating lever is pulleddownward at its outer end the bowl 3 will be flushed, and as the treadle26 pulls the forward end of the yoke 8 downward it brings the rear endinto engagement with the dog 18, and when the weights 11 pull the rearend of the yoke 8 downward it pulls the outer end of the valveoperatinglever 30 downward with it until the dog 18 is released, as abovedescribed, at which time the Valve-operating lever 30 is brought intoits normal position. The movements here describedwill be carried outwhen the seat 9 is occupied, and of course flushing takes place at thetime the seat9 or the treadle 26 is released.

It will be understood that the valve-operating lever 30 is to beoperated by means of the connecting-rod 31, which is connected at itsbottom or lower end to the screw-threaded flange 32, whichscrew-threaded flange is formed upon the connecting-link 33, saidconnecting-link being attached to the top or upper end of the slidingbar 17.

When it is desired to flush the bowl, when the weights 11 go upward therod 32 is connected to the opposite end of the rock-bar 34, asillustrated in dotted lines, Fig. 1, and the downward movement of therock-bar will pull the valve-lever 3O downward and flush the bowl whenthe weights 11 are brought up by the downward movement of the treadle 26or the seat 9, and when it is desired to flush the bowl continuously andat all times when the seat or treadle is not in use the pin 28 isremoved, thereby removing any independent movement of thereleasing-lever 21.

It will be understood that when thepin 28 is removed flushing will ceasewhen the weights 11 are elevated, it of course being understood thatwhen continuous flushing is to be given the bowl except when in use therod 31 must be connected as illustrated in Fig. 1.

The top or upper end of the rod 31 is provided with the slotted plate35, said slotted plate being for the purpose of allowing thevalve-operating lever 30 to be usedindependent of the rod 31 by means ofthe ordinary pull cord or chain 36, as it will be seen that when thevalve-operating lever 30 is pulled downward at its outer end it is freeto move, inasmuch as the connecting-pin 37 will move in the slot of theslotted plate 35.

For the purpose of providing a positive stop for the upward movement ofthe sliding bar 17 it is provided with the shoulders 38, which shouldersstrike against the bottom or under side of the plate 14.

For the purpose of providing proper adjustment for the releasing-lever21 a series of apertures, such as 39, are provided and the pin 28 placedin the aperture to give the proper movement to the releasing-lever 21.

For the purpose of limiting the downward movement of the rear end of thepivoted yoke the stop-bar 40 is provided, which stopbar is adjustablyattached,by means of screwthreads or their equivalents, to the bottom orlower end of the plate or to the right-angled portion thereof.

For the purpose of providing a means for holding the pin 28 when it isremoved from any one of the apertures 39 for the purpose of causingcontinuous flushing except when the device is in use an aperture 41 isformed in the right-angled portion 16.

Having fully described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination of a bowl, a pivoted yoke supported upon adjustablestandards, and provided with weights at its rear end, and a hinged seatheld in elevation by the yoke, a plate having secured thereto thedownwardextending plate or arm provided with a flange, the bottom endthereof provided with a slotted flange, the slotted bar carrying apivoted dog, a pin, and lover adapted to actuate the dog and release theslotted bar, a fixed post located upon the plate having the downwardextending arm, a lever pivoted to the fixed post and havingconnected thereto the reciprocating slotted bar and the valve-operatingbar or link, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of a bowl,a yoke, pivoted upon supports, and weightedat its rear end a slotted bar carrying a yoke-engaging dog, means torelease the slotted rod and dog, a valve-operating rod, actuated by themovement of the slotted rod, and an adjustable stop-bar to limit thedownward movement of the yoke, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a bowl, a weighted yoke pivoted to adjustablesupports, a seat held in elevation by the Weighted yoke, a slotted barhaving connected thereto a pivoted dog located adjacent to the slot inthe bar and provided with a pin adapted to engage a spring and thespring secured to and movable with the sliding bar, a releasing-1everadapted to actuate the dog, and a stop- :o pinto engage thereleasing-lever, and a valveoperating rod, actuated by the slotted bar,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. BECKER.

Witnesses:

J. A. J EFFERS, F. W. BOND.

